气寒。味苦酸咸。无毒。主百毒虫疰。邪鬼瘴气。杀钩吻鸩羽蛇毒。除邪。不迷惑
魇寐。久服轻身。
犀角气寒。禀天冬寒之水气。入足少阴肾经。味苦酸咸无毒。得地东南北木火水之味。
入手
少阴心经、手厥阴风木心包络经、手太阳寒水小肠经。气味俱降。阴也。百毒之性皆热。虫
疰亦湿热而成。其主之者。苦寒可以清热散毒也。气寒壮肾水。味苦清心火。火降水升。心
肾相交。一身之天地位矣。所以能除邪杀鬼。不迷惑魇寐也。气寒味苦。行天地肃杀之令。
所以辟瘴解钩吻鸩羽蛇毒也。久服轻身者。心肾交则阴阳和。心神清则百脉理。所以身轻也
。
制 方∶
犀角同丹砂、琥珀、金箔、天竺黄、牛黄、钩藤、羚羊角、珠麝。治风热惊痫。同生地、
红
花、麦冬、紫草、白芍、牛蒡。治血热痘病。同郁金、小便、生地、麦冬、甘草、白芍。治
吐血衄血。
气微热。味辛。无毒。主邪恶气。杀鬼疰毒。止惊悸。治恶疮。鼠 。头骨尤良。
（酥炙）
虎骨气微热。禀天初夏之火气。入足少阳相火胆、手少阳相火三焦经。西方之神。味辛
无毒
。得地西方之金味。入手太阴肺经。气味俱升。阳也。其除邪恶气者。味辛入肺。肺主气。
气肃则一切邪恶皆除也。鬼疰之毒。阴恶之毒也。虎骨气味辛热。入三焦而通达。所以杀鬼
疰也。胆虚则惊悸。辛热温胆。故止惊悸。恶疮风毒之疮。虎为西方金兽。虎啸风生。金能
制木也。风毒属木。所以主之。鼠 。少阳胆与三焦之毒。所以主之者。亦以味辛制风木之
毒也。头骨气浓。所以尤良也。
制 方∶
虎骨同牛膝、木瓜、生地、山药、山茱萸、黄柏、杞子、麦冬、五味。治痿弱不能步履。
同萆
、独活、防己、茅术、牛膝、何首乌、苡仁、木瓜。治偏痹不仁。同归身、白芍、炙草、
续断、牛膝、白胶、生地、麦冬。治白虎痛风。同龙骨、远志末。名预知散。治惊悸。久服
令人聪慧。同羚羊角、白芍浸酒。治臂痛。
[Rhinoceros Horn]
Qi is cold. Flavor is bitter, sour, and salty. Non-toxic. Mainly treats various toxic insect bites and Zhu diseases (a type of contagious or lingering disease), expels evil qi, ghosts, and miasma. Kills poisons such as Gengwen (Aconitum coreanum), Zhen feathers, and snake venom. Removes evil qi, preventing confusion and nightmares during sleep. Long-term use makes the body feel light.
Rhinoceros horn has a cold Qi, inheriting the cold Water Qi of winter from Heaven, entering the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Its flavor is bitter, sour, and salty, non-toxic, deriving from the Wood, Fire, and Water flavors of the Southeast and North directions on Earth. It enters the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian (Wind-Wood), and Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian (Cold-Water). Both Qi and Flavor descend, belonging to Yin. The nature of all toxins is generally hot, and Zhu diseases are also formed by Damp-Heat. Rhinoceros horn can treat these because its Bitter-Cold nature clears Heat and disperses toxins. Cold Qi strengthens Kidney Water, and Bitter Flavor clears Heart Fire. When Fire descends and Water rises, Heart and Kidney interact, establishing the order of Heaven and Earth within the body. Thus, it can expel evil qi and kill ghosts, preventing confusion and nightmares. Cold Qi and Bitter Flavor execute the austere command of Heaven and Earth, thereby dispelling miasma and resolving Gengwen, Zhen feathers, and snake venom. Long-term use makes the body light because when Heart and Kidney interact, Yin and Yang harmonize; when Heart Spirit is clear, all vessels are regulated, resulting in a light body.
Prescription:
Rhinoceros horn combined with Cinnabar (Zhusha), Amber (Hupo), Gold Leaf (Jinbo), Himalayan Beechwood Powder (Tianzhuhuang), Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang), Uncaria Rhynchophylla (Gouteng), Antelope Horn (Lingyangjiao), Pearl (Zhenzhu), and Musk (Shexiang). Treats Wind-Heat causing惊痫 (convulsions and epilepsy). Combined with Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), Safflower (Honghua), Ophiopogon Tuber (Maidong), Arnebia Root (Zicao), White Peony Root (Baishao), and Burdock Fruit (Niubangzi). Treats Blood-Heat causing variola (smallpox) or related skin eruptions. Combined with Curcuma Aromatica Rhizome (Yujin), Urine (Xiaobian - traditionally referring to processed urine or specific medicinal excreta), Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), Ophiopogon Tuber (Maidong), Licorice Root (Gancao), and White Peony Root (Baishao). Treats hematemesis (vomiting blood) and epistaxis (nosebleed).
[Tiger Bone]
Qi is slightly warm. Flavor is pungent. Non-toxic. Mainly treats evil qi, kills Gui-Zhu poison, stops palpitations and fright, treats malignant sores, and scrofula (lymph node tuberculosis). The skull bone is especially effective.
(Roasted with butter)
Tiger bone has a slightly warm Qi, inheriting the Fire Qi of early summer from Heaven, entering the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian (Ministerial Fire) and Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian (Ministerial Fire). Associated with the Spirit of the West, flavor is pungent, non-toxic. Derives from the Metal flavor of the West on Earth. Enters the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. Both Qi and Flavor ascend, belonging to Yang. It removes evil qi because Pungent Flavor enters the Lung Meridian, and the Lung governs Qi; when Qi becomes austere and descends, all evil qi is eliminated. The poison of Gui-Zhu is a Yin-Evil poison. Tiger bone’s Pungent-Warm Qi enters the Sanjiao and penetrates throughout, thus killing Gui-Zhu. Deficiency of the Gallbladder causes palpitations and fright; Tiger bone’s Pungent-Warm nature warms the Gallbladder, thus stopping palpitations. Malignant sores are Wind-Toxin sores. The tiger is a Metal beast of the West; when the tiger roars, wind arises, and Metal controls Wood. Wind-Toxin belongs to Wood, so Tiger bone treats it. Scrofula is the toxin of the Shaoyang Gallbladder and Sanjiao. It is treated because Pungent Flavor controls Wind-Wood toxin. The skull bone has dense Qi, hence it is especially effective.
Prescription:
Tiger bone combined with Achyranthes Root (Niuxi), Papaya (Mugua), Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), Yam Rhizome (Shanyao), Cornus Fruit (Shanzhuyu), Phellodendron Bark (Huangbai), Lycium Fruit (Qizi), Ophiopogon Tuber (Maidong), and Schisandra Berry (Wuweizi). Treats flaccidity syndrome (Wei syndrome) with weakness and inability to walk. Combined with Dioscorea Hypoglauca Rhizome (Bixie), Angelica Pubescens Root (Duhuo), Stephania Root (Fangji), Atractylodes Rhizome (Maoshu), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi), Polygonum Multiflorum Root (Heshouwu), Coix Seed (Yiren), and Papaya (Mugua). Treats unilateral bi-syndrome with numbness and insensitivity. Combined with Danggui Root Body (Guishen), White Peony Root (Baishao), Roasted Licorice Root (Zhigancao), Dipsacus Root (Xuduan), Achyranthes Root (Niuxi), Donkey-hide Gelatin (Baijiao/Ejiao), Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang), and Ophiopogon Tuber (Maidong). Treats Bi syndrome resembling white tiger pain (severe gout-like joint pain). Combined with Dragon Bone (Longgu) and Polygala Root powder (Yuanzhi), named Yuzhi San. Treats palpitations and fright. Long-term use enhances intelligence. Combined with Antelope Horn (Lingyangjiao) and White Peony Root (Baishao) soaked in wine. Treats arm pain.